Extension to existing touring caravan site.
LOCAL MEMBER: Councillor W. Gareth Roberts
Minutes:
Increase number of touring caravans from 10 to 17 on an existing site.
(a) The Senior Development Control Officer
elaborated on the background of the application, noting that the application
site was located between the villages of Pengroeslon
and Rhydlios and within the Landscape Conservation
Area.
It
was noted that policy D20 of the GUDP approved proposals to increase the number
of pitches on existing touring caravan sites by means of an extension provided
the proposal formed part of a plan that will secure environmental and visual
improvements in terms of the location, layout, design and appearance of the
site, and its position in the surrounding landscape.
Attention
was drawn to the additional observations that had been received.
It was noted that planning permission for 10
touring caravans that existed on the site was a material planning consideration
when considering the current application. It was not considered that the
proposal would have a substantial impact on the visual amenities of the area,
road safety or the amenities of nearby residents.
The development was acceptable in terms of relevant
local and national policies for the reasons noted in the report.
(b) The local member (not a member of this Planning Committee) noted
the following main points:-
·
The local community was not happy with the
proposal;
·
That the caravan site was very visible from the
road and that there was not much screening;
·
That the landscaping proposed would not have an
impact, indigenous trees should be planted;
·
There was a need to landscape along the edge of the
site with the access track and not the field on the other site of the track, strengthen the clawdd on the side of Hell's
Mouth and landscaping along the boundary with the public road.
(c) In response to the local member's observations, the Senior
Planning Service Manager noted that the applicant
could be asked to move the landscaping line so that it also goes around the
site. He added that the density of the landscaping and the use of trees
indigenous to the area could be considered.
(ch) It was proposed and seconded to approve the application.
During
the ensuing discussion, the following main observations were noted by members:
·
The applicant should carry out the landscaping
before extending the site;
·
That the current site was entirely visible in the
landscape and the applicant should be asked to plant trees before submitting an
application to extend the site;
·
Was there a condition on the original planning
permission in relation to landscaping?
·
No objection had been received following the public
consultation.
(d) In response to the above, the officers noted:
·
That consideration should be given to
the impact of the increase in the number of caravans on the landscape. It was
recommended, should the application be approved, that a landscaping condition
was imposed and it would be ensured that the landscaping plan was in keeping
with the layout of the site;
·
The original application had been
approved in 1986 and it was not necessarily that a landscaping condition had
been imposed.
RESOLVED to approve
the application.
Conditions:
1.
Five years
2.
In accordance with submitted plans.
3.
The number of units on the site at any one time to be restricted to 17.
4.
Conditions on the timeframe for letting caravans/holiday period/moving
the caravans when not in use.
5.
No storing on the land.
6.
Records list
7.
Landscaping
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